No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call chiefless folks, driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
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Chiefless — Chief less, a. Without a chief or leader. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chiefless — chief·less … English syllables
chiefless — ˈchēflə̇s adjective : being without a chief … Useful english dictionary
chief — chiefless, adj. chiefship, n. /cheef/, n. 1. the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police. 2. the head or ruler of a tribe or clan: an Indian chief. 3. (cap.) U.S. Army. a title of some… … Universalium
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western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… … Universalium
